Page 140 - Extinguishment of Self

Mental sufferings mean mental mental disquiet disquiet Whenever we feel disquiet disquiet or or there are mental mental sensations the the first thing that that practitioners should observe each time that that disquiet emerges—Is our our mind still more expansive than our our physical body or or or is is is is is it it narrower? This This is is is is is what we we we must observe before we we we try to to cast off sufferings sufferings This This will make it it easier to to extinguish sufferings Sometimes when mental sensations emerge we we we just try to expand expand our senses senses broadly However sometimes we we we we cannot do it because we we we only think (about expanding the the senses) but the the mind does does not not not move move in in in in in front or or or does does not not not move move into an an an an empty space Therefore we we we we we we cannot expand our senses For this reason we we we we we we should observe observe well well If we we we we we we observe observe well well we we we we we we will truly experience that the the the feeling feeling of of of of sufferings or the the the the the feeling feeling of of of of disquiet—they are are just one of of of of the the the the characteristics of of of of the the the the mind mind They are are merely a a a a a a a a a mind mind that feels narrow close to to our our body body or or is is is around our our body body Now try to to expand the the the feeling of disquiet broadly broaden it sideways slowly release or or inflate the the the the mind mind that that is is heavy the the the the mind mind that that suffers outwards—far away from the the the the physical body expand it it sideways steadily slowly without any any coercion This is is because anytime we try to coerce the the 132
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